Studio: | Regency Enterprises (presents), River Road Entertainment (presents), Plan B Entertainment (as Plan B), New Regency Pictures (as New Regency), Film4 (in association with) |
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Director: | Steve McQueen |
Screenwriter: | John Ridley |
Cinematography: | Sean Bobbitt |
Art Director: | David Stein |
Editor: | Joe Walker |
Production: | Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas, John Ridley, Tessa Ross, Bianca Stigter |
Music: | Hans Zimmer |
Cast: | Chiwetel Ejiofor - Solomon Northup Michael Fassbender - Edwin Epps Lupita Nyong’o - Patsey Benedict Cumberbatch - Ford Brad Pitt - Bass Paul Dano - Tibeats Paul Giamatti - Freeman Sarah Paulson - Mistress Epps Alfre Woodard - Mistress Shaw Adepero Oduye - Eliza Scoot McNairy - Brown Ruth Negga - Celeste Taran Killam - Hamilton Garret Dillahunt - Armsby Chris Chalk - Clemens Michael K. Williams - Robert Dwight Henry - Uncle Abram Quvenzhané Wallis - Margaret Northup Shawn Parsons - Selburn Bryan Batt - Judge Turner Kelsey Scott - Anne Northup Tony Bentley - Mr. Moon Christopher Berry - Burch Bill Camp - Radburn Craig Tate - John Tom Proctor - Biddee Marc Macaulay - Captain Vivian Fleming Alvarez - Mulatto Woman Doug M. Griffin - Sailor John McConnell - Jonus Ray Marcus Lyle Brown - Jasper Richard Holden - Fitzgerald Rob Steinberg - Parker Anwan Glover - Cape J. C. Victor - Buyer Liza J. Bennett - Mistress Ford Nicole Collins - Rachel J.D. Evermore - Chapin Andy Dylan - Treach Deneen D. Tyler - Phebe Mustafa Harris - Sam Gregory Bright - Edward Austin Purnell - Bob Thomas Murphy - Patroller Kelvin Harrison - Victim 2 Scott Jefferson - Master Shaw Jay Huguley - Sheriff Devyn A. Tyler - Margaret Northup (adult) |
Awards: | Academy Awards Won: • Best Motion Picture of the Year: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardener, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley 12 Years a Slave became the first film directed and produced by a black filmmaker and also the first film to be written by an African American to win the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year. Nominated: • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Chiwetel Ejiofor • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Michael Fassbender • Best Achievement in Costume Design: Patricia Norris • Best Achievement in Directing: Steve McQueen • Best Achievement in Film Editing: Joe Walker • Best Achievement in Production Design: Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker Golden Globes Won: • Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominated: • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Chiwetel Ejiofor • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Michael Fassbender • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Lupita Nyong'o • Best Director - Motion Picture: Steve McQueen • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: John Ripley • Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Hans Zimmer BAFTA Awards Won: • Best Film: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardener, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas • Best Leading Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor Nominated: • The Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music: Hans Zimmer • Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ripley • Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender • Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o • Best Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt • Best Editing: Joe Walker • Best Production: Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker • David Lean Award for Direction: Steve McQueen Screen Actors Guild Awards Won: • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o Nominated: • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Chiwetel Ejiofor • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Michael Fassbender • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti, Scott McNairy, Lupita Nyong'o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard |
Color, 134 minutes. |